18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Heritage Hills
Closest of all is Marcus Carl Franklin, from Carmel, 3 mi away. Caitlyn Jenner is the most widely known, written about in 61 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Heritage Hills. 1,292 of the towns in New York list at least one person.
What stands out about Heritage Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Heritage Hills
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chapman Grant
1887–1983American zoologist, historian and publisher


Tom Welling
born 1977American actor, director, and model

Caitlyn Jenner
born 1949American media personality and retired decathlete




Rick Carey
born 1963American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Heritage Hills and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Caitlyn Jenner: US Mission to the UN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Branigan: Distributed by Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Blyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schneider: Philkon Phil Konstantin. Cropped and edited by Entheta, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanny Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin MacLeod: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Basel15, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Hughes: CBS Television Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons